Holocaust survivors

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/holocaust-survivors

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Holocaust survivors known for?Testimony collection, advocacy for reparations, memorialization efforts, and Holocaust education
2. What is the survival modalities?Endurance in camps/ghettos, partisan warfare, clandestine hiding, flight from Nazi-controlled areas
3. What is the post-war realities?Physical/psychological recovery, family reunification efforts, displacement, resettlement challenges, and renewed antisemitism
4. What does it mean to be a Holocaust survivor?It means someone who lived through the persecution by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. This includes Jewish people and other groups who were targeted.
5. How did people survive in ghettos or concentration camps?They had to adapt to very little food, sickness, and constant danger. Small acts of kindness from others and moments of defiance helped them stay alive.

The Final Solution: The Nazi plan to systematically murder all European Jews during World War II.
Righteous Among the Nations: Non-Jewish individuals recognized for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Displaced Persons (DP) Camps: Temporary camps established after WWII to house people who had been forced from their homes.